Sediments in Van Diemen Gulf Near Melville Island, Australia
Australia - November 9th, 2010 Sediments create tan and green streaks in the Van Diemen Gulf, a gulf between Arnhem Land, of the attached Cobourg Peninsula, and Melville Island in northern Australia....
View ArticleSediments in Joseph Bonaparte and Van Diemen Gulfs, Australia – July 14th, 2011
Australia - July 13th, 2011 Sediments frame the coastline of northwestern Australia. They are most dense in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, a large body of water off the coast of the Northern Territory,...
View ArticleSediments in Joseph Bonaparte and Van Diemen Gulfs, Australia
Australia - August 3rd, 2011 Sediments line the coast of Australia’s Northern Territory, giving the waters near the shoreline a tinge that varies from golden brown to green as they disperse. They are...
View ArticleSediments Around Melville Island, Australia
Australia - August 12th, 2011 Greenish sediments color Van Diemen Gulf, a body of water between Arnhem Land and Melville Island, in Australia. These sediments come from rivers such as the South...
View ArticleSediments in Van Diemen Gulf Near Melville Island, Australia
Australia - January 12th, 2012 Sediments can be observed in Northern Australia in Van Diemen Gulf, between Arnhem Land, of the attached Cobourg Peninsula, and Melville Island. The gulf is connected to...
View ArticleVegetation Index of Coastal Australia Between Van Diemen and Joseph Bonaparte...
Australia - January 12th, 2012 This FAPAR image shows the vegetation index of part of Australia’s Northern Territory, near the border with Western Australia. The index is good (green) near the coast,...
View ArticleFires in Northern Territory and Sediments Around Melville Island, Australia –...
Australia - May 12th, 2012 Sediments surround Melville Island and fill the Van Diemen Gulf, off the coast of the Northern Territory of Australia. Melville Island is located in the Timor Sea, west of...
View ArticleFires in Australia’s Northern Territory – May 16th, 2012
Australia - May 15th, 2012 Multiple plumes of smoke from wildifres in the northern part of Australia’s Northern Territory can be observed here. While the smoke from the fires is virtually always...
View ArticleFires in Northern Australia Near Joseph Bonaparte Gulf – May 17th, 2012
Australia - May 17th, 2012 Several wildfires can still be observed ablaze in the northern reaches of Australia’s Northern Territory, by the border with Western Australia (click here for previous...
View ArticleSediments, Phytoplankton and Fires Near Australia’s Coast – June 10th, 2012
Australia - June 9th, 2012 While a mix of sediments and phytoplankton frame the Australian coastline, filling the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (left) and the Van Diemen Gulf (top center) and spilling out into...
View ArticleThick Plumes of Smoke at Start of Northern Australia Bushfire Season – June...
Australia – June 26th, 2012 The 2012 northern Australia bushfire season has gotten off to an intense start, as can be observed from the many thick plumes of smoke visible here, in the country’s...
View ArticleFires in Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia, Still Ablaze
Australia – June 28th, 2012 A cluster of fires can be seen in the northern part of Australia’s Northern Territory (click here for more on fires in this region). The thickest plumes of smoke are blowing...
View ArticleDry Conditions Continue to Fuel Wildfires in Northern Territory, Australia –...
Australia – July 4th, 2012 Dry conditions in the northern part of Australia’s Northern Territory continue to fuel wildfires in the region. Here, plumes of smoke from multiple blazes can be seen near...
View ArticleFires in Northern Australia Near Van Diemen and Joseph Bonaparte Gulf –...
Australia- August 3rd, 2012 Smoke from fires in Northern Australia blows in a northwesterly direction, towards the coast. Visible at the top right is Van Diemen Gulf, in which sediments can be seen...
View ArticleFires in Arnhem Land, Australia
Australia- August 3rd, 2012 While sediments in the Van Diemen gulf stream northward in the upper left quadrant of this image, plumes of smoke from fires in Arnhem Land, Australia, blow towards the...
View ArticleFires in Arnhem Land, Australia
Australia – August 31st, 2012 Plumes of smoke from several fires in Australia’s Northern Territory can be seen blowing towards the northwest. The fires are ablaze in the Arnhem Land Region is one of...
View ArticleSmoky Haze over Western Australia and Northern Territory, Australia
Australia – September 3rd, 2012 A grey, smoky haze hangs over the border area of Western Australia and the Northern Territory, and extends northwestward over the Timor Sea (upper left quadrant). In the...
View ArticleSediments and Phytoplankton by Melville Island, Australia – June 3rd, 2013
Australia – June 1st, 2013 Sediments cause the coastline of Australia’s Northern Territory to appear bright shades of gold and green, particularly in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (lower left quadrant) and...
View ArticleFires in Australia’s Northern Territory – June 17th, 2013
Australia – June 17th, 2013 Fires in the northern part of Australia’s Northern Territory, between the Van Diemen Gulf and King Sound, release plumes of smoke that blow towards the west. The coastline...
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